AMERICAN MASCULINITIES
Date: November 2, 2013
Location and Sponsor: Pace University (Manhattan Campus)

The theme for this year’s conference explores the intersections of U.S. concepts of masculinity, manhood, and maleness. This query feels particularly relevant to American studies as definitions of masculinity have been foundational to American ideology and identities since its inception. For this reason, contested and contesting challenges to masculinity have signaled major shifts in American society, opening new spaces for gendering practices.

In imagining this conference, we invite participants to engage with any of the following issues (or any other these topic inspires):

We welcome papers on any historical period in American Studies, as well as 21st century topics. We particularly encourage presentations that circulate across historical and disciplinary borders, presentations that are non-traditional in form, and presentations that incorporate performance and/or visual art. While we welcome proposals on any element of American Studies, we will especially privilege presentations focusing on the New York area. Please note that we will accept abstracts for individual paper presentations only, not pre-constituted panels.